MOZART IN THE JUNGLE will return for a second season, Amazon announced.

“The first season of MOZART IN THE JUNGLE was a big hit with our customers and I’m thrilled that we’re able to produce a second season,” said Roy Price, Vice President of Amazon Studios in a statement. “[Executive producers] Roman [Coppola], Jason [Schwartzman], and Paul [Weitz] brought viewers into this rarely-seen world of the symphony. I know fans of the series will be in for treat when the second season premieres early next year.”

“Jason, Paul and I are delighted to work on a second season of Mozart in the Jungle,” said Coppola. “There are so many interesting stories we want to tell and we’re looking forward to shooting another season with our wonderful cast and team of collaborators. We’re grateful to all the folks at Amazon who believe in this project and support us to portray the world of our symphony in what we hope will be an interesting, fun and imaginative season of television. We can’t wait for the curtain to rise on season two.”

Series stars Gael Garcia Bernal, Saffron Burrows, Lola Kirke, and Malcolm McDowell will return for the show’s second season.

“During the latest pilot season, Amazon customers made THE MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE our most watched pilot ever,” said Roy Price, Vice President of Amazon Studios in a statement. “These new series, including our first docu-series, are some of our most ambitious to date and I’m looking forward to their premieres in the future.”

One of the ones I was drawn to is COCKED, a drama that centers around the Paxon family, and their gun business. (It stars Sam Trammell, Jason Lee, Dreama Walker, and Brian Dennehy, and was co-created by LIE TO ME’s Samuel Baum and MANHATTAN’s Sam Shaw.)

I spoke with Trammell — who plays Richard, the Paxon who is reluctantly dragged back into the family business — about the Amazon pilot process, filming one of the pilot’s crazy stunts, where the show might go, and more …

One of the shows that’s caught my attention is COCKED, a family drama that centers around the Paxons…whose family business is a gun manufacturing company. (It stars Sam Trammell, Jason Lee, Dreama Walker, and Brian Dennehy.)

To get a little more insight into COCKED — and the Amazon pilot process — I spoke with series co-creator Samuel Baum to see what he could share (slight spoilers for the COCKED pilot, so if you haven’t watched it yet, check it out here)…

In a statement to Variety, Amazon VP Roy Price confirmed they had parted with the series, “We have decided to not move forward with THE AFTER. We would like to thank Chris Carter, the phenomenal cast, crew and producers for all their efforts.”

THE AFTER had been set to star Aldis Hodge, Andrew Howard, Arielle Kebbel, Sharon Lawrence, Louise Monot, Jania Lee Ortiz, and Adrian Pasdar.

Amazon will debut the entire first season of MOZART IN THE JUNGLE on December 23rd, Amazon Studios announced.

“Our customers will be immersed in a provocative and compelling world,” said Roy Price, Vice President of Amazon Studios, in a statement. “[Executive producers] Jason [Schwartzman], Roman [Coppola], Paul [Weitz] and John [Strauss] have brilliantly tapped into this microcosm brought to life by an unparalleled ensemble cast.”

“Classical music has always interested me,” Coppola said. “By being part of this show I’ve been able to immerse myself in this fascinating world. I think the viewer will be equally as surprised and intrigued as I was with what goes on behind the curtain at the symphony.”

Amazon Prime Instant Video will launch all of ten episodes of TRANSPARENT season 1 on September 26th in the US and UK, Amazon Studios announced.

“We couldn’t be more pleased to offer our customers all episodes of TRANSPARENT in late September,” said Roy Price, Director of Amazon Studios, in a statement. “[TRANSPARENT creator] Jill [Soloway] has an amazing ability to create deep, engaging and rich stories and characters. We think customers will enjoy this fresh, humorous, and touching series.”

“I am beyond excited to share TRANSPARENT with the world through Amazon,” added Soloway. “They’ve been so supportive through this incredible process. Artistically, it’s been a dream come true. I absolutely got to make the show I wanted to make.”

Amazon announced that their third pilot season will launch on August 28th in the US and UK on Amazon Instant Video. As has been the studio’s tradition, all of the pilots will be available for a set period of time, and viewer feedback will help them decide which shows to pick up. (From the February pilot season, four of the five pilots were picked up to series.)

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Amazon has officially ordered four of it newest adult pilots, and two of its children pilots to series, as well as renewing ALPHA HOUSE for season 2, the studio announced today.

“We had a tremendous response to Amazon Studios’ latest pilots—in fact, double the number of customers watched these pilots compared to our first season and they posted thousands of heartfelt reviews with pleas for us to continue these shows,” said Roy Price, Director of Amazon Studios in a statement. “Now the fun really begins—Amazon will be working with some of the most talented casts and creators in the business to bring six new shows exclusively to tens of millions of Prime members worldwide. These series, along with our summer kids programming, will give customers a lot of viewing choices.”

“We are delighted that ALPHA HOUSE is a winner among Prime members,” continued Price. “More than 6,000 customers gave the show a perfect five-star rating and have posted glowing, witty and compelling reviews asking for a second season. We’re excited to begin production and keep the story about these senators alive.”